The College of Education and Human Development recognized six faculty with awards for outstanding teaching and mentoring.
Nominations for the awards were open for faculty, staff and self nominations.
Criteria for earning an award include innovative classroom teaching, excellence in promoting student learning, or outstanding performance in helping students attain program or career goals (e.g., earning teacher certification, completing a doctoral dissertation).
The awards and outstanding teachers include:
Undergraduate Teaching Award: Dr. Ben Torsney
Awarded to a CEHD undergraduate professor who motivates, inspires and supports students, and who exemplifies one or more of the six teaching standards of the College.
Graduate Teaching Award: Dr. Armando Estrada
Awarded to a CEHD graduate professor who motivates, inspires and supports students, and who exemplifies one or more of the six teaching standards of the College.
Faculty Mentoring/Advising Award: Dr. Dan Walinsky
Awarded to CEHD faculty only and applies to those cases in which a student or students feel they received notable advising or mentoring at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Owlie Award: Dr. Di Liu
Awarded to a CEHD faculty member (full-time or part-time) or teaching assistant who takes the opportunity to try an innovative teaching method in one of their courses to achieve a course goal they could not easily meet through other means. This award is for taking a risk in teaching that might not otherwise be recognized. Note that this innovative teaching method that took the instructor or teaching assistant out of their "comfort zone" does not have to be focused on technology, although it certainly can be.
Teaching Assistant Award: Johnson Ho and Cassy Beckowski
Awarded to a CEHD graduate teaching assistant who motivates, inspires and supports students, and who exemplifies one or more of the six teaching standards of the College.
Adjunct Teaching Award: Aidan Brett
Awarded to a CEHD adjunct faculty member who motivates, inspires and supports students, and who exemplifies one or more of the six teaching standards of the College.